Hunter Stadium was a sea of high-vis orange and yellow today as over 20,000 footy fans, local miners and mining supporters cheered on two great teams - the Newcastle Knights and NSW miners - at the third annual Voice for Mining Family Day.

Two of the Hunter’s hard working community volunteers will be honoured as part of the this year’s Voice for Mining Family Day on the 28th March, when the Newcastle Knights take on the Panthers at Hunter Stadium.

Labor appears to have sent a worrying message to 12,000 Hunter mining families and the thousands of local businesses that rely on the industry, by failing to mention mining in their jobs plan for the Hunter.